Album lore

Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s 1983 release Eku Odun arrives on the Barry Black Music Co. Ltd label, a concise offering of three tracks rooted in fújì and highlife traditions. Recorded during a prolific period for Barrister, this album captures his deft vocal delivery and rhythmic complexity, particularly evident in the featured track “Alhaji Olansile Shafawu.” The record exemplifies his role in shaping modern fújì through a blend of traditional percussion and melodic interplay.Though modest in length, Eku Odun stands as a notable artifact within Barrister’s extensive catalog, reflecting the Lagos scene’s vibrant musical currents of the early 1980s. Its sparse tracklist invites close attention to the interplay between voice and instrumentation, emblematic of the genre’s lineage and Barrister’s enduring influence.

Album lore

Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s 1983 release Eku Odun arrives on the Barry Black Music Co. Ltd label, a concise offering of three tracks rooted in fújì and highlife traditions. Recorded during a prolific period for Barrister, this album captures his deft vocal delivery and rhythmic complexity, particularly evident in the featured track “Alhaji Olansile Shafawu.” The record exemplifies his role in shaping modern fújì through a blend of traditional percussion and melodic interplay.Though modest in length, Eku Odun stands as a notable artifact within Barrister’s extensive catalog, reflecting the Lagos scene’s vibrant musical currents of the early 1980s. Its sparse tracklist invites close attention to the interplay between voice and instrumentation, emblematic of the genre’s lineage and Barrister’s enduring influence.